in, far above all the mists and vapours which bring the
yellow fever into this part of the world. And papa, you know, is to be
the governor, so that he will not feel the change from Kilfinnan Castle
so great as he might have done, for, of course, the people will treat
him with great respect, and that you know he likes, although he does not
talk about it; and we shall have horses to ride about the country, and
plenty of people to attend upon us, and there are a number of curious
fruits and animals, and creatures of all sorts which we shall have to
see. Now I fully expect to be very interested, and so must you be,
Barry, and I daresay Captain Falkner will occasionally come and see dear
Sophy, and that will make her very happy."

Thus Nora ran on in her light-hearted way, anxious to raise her
brother's spirits. She felt somewhat sad, however, when she looked at
him, for the bright glow in his cheeks was gone, and he looked pale and
thin, that she began to fear he might be worse than the doctor said he
was. After the hurricane the frigate had a fine passage to Port Royal.
There, having landed all her supernumeraries by the orders of the
admiral, she once more sailed to carry the Earl to his destination. He
was received with the usual honours of a Lieutenant-Governor, and
carriages were in waiting to convey him to his country seat, on the side
of the mountain which had been described by Nora. It was a lovely spot,
with streams gushing down from the side of the steep heights above the
house, while the wide terrace in front afforded ample room for exercise.

Far below the white buildings of the chief town was to be seen the
intermediate country, covered with the richest tropical vegetation,
while in the distance was the deep blue sea, dotted here and there with
the white sails of vessels of various sizes. Barry of course had leave
to accompany his father on shore, and he begged that his friend Denham
should be allowed to pay them a visit.

"He has been watching over me so carefully while I was sick on board,
that it would seem ungrateful in me if I did not ask him to come with
us. Besides, he is so excellent a fellow--so brave, and daring, and
generous. I do not mean to say in the matter of money, because he has
none of that, for he was only a few years ago placed on the
quarter-deck, but I mean in his behaviour. He never takes offence, and
never thinks ill of anybody, and he will never allow any of the younger
fel